印度Birsa Munda中央监狱为犯人提供内观禅修课程

据海外媒体报道，2009年6月30日至7月10日，拥有4000名在押犯的印度Birsa Munda 中央监狱为包括35名妇女在内的65名囚犯提供了为期11天的内观禅修课程，来使他们达到精神思想上的转变，获得觉悟。

据悉，这些进行禅修的囚犯曾犯下谋杀、强奸等严重罪行。

Birsa Munda 中央监狱负责人接受采访表示，进行禅修的罪犯中，有六人被训练来教授其他人如何进行禅修，这六人中有三人来自于菩提迦耶，剩下的来自于Ijjatnagar。并且，在禅修期间，瑜伽老师会为那些罪犯播放各种形式的内观禅修CD，而囚犯们每天也会早起禅修，并在11天内保持沉默。

据悉，撤了内观禅修课程外，Birsa Munda 中央监狱还采取了其他各种方式来使犯人忙碌。而他们这样做的主要目的是想使犯人和平生活，不再违反法律，破坏社会秩序。（编译：子规）

Ranchi, July 4 (IANS) Around 65 prisoners of Birsa Munda Central Jail here have been doing meditation and keeping silent for the past five days to get enlightenment, jail authorities said Saturday.

The prisoners, including 35 women, began doing Vipasana Aasan June 30 and will continue to do so till July 10. According to Buddhists, the Buddha did Vipasana Aasan to get enlightenment.

The prisoners who were performing meditation face serious charges, including murder and rape.

“Six people trained in Vipasana Aasan are providing them tips. Of the six, three have arrived from Bodh Gaya and the rest from Ijjatnagar,” Superintendent of Birsa Munda Central Jail Deepak Kumar Vidyarthi told IANS.

“We are providing meditation to bring changes in heart and minds of the prisoners,” he said.

Vidyarthi said the prisoners are shown CDs of different forms of Vipasana Aasan by the yoga teachers.

“The prisoners get up early in the morning and start meditating. They do not speak and will continue to maintain silence for 11 days,” he added.

Birsa Munda Central Jail has adopted many methods to keep prisoners engaged. Art of Living courses are also provided to the inmates.

“We have adopted different methods. Our purpose is that prisoners live peacefully and do not pose a law and order threat,” Vidyarthi said.

The jail houses around 4,000 prisoners。